Advanced Offroad Pro Gravel: An E-gravel bike from the city with a wilderness urge

Known for urban bikes and most recently for an e-MTB, bike manufacturer Advanced is now entering the e-gravel bike market with the Offroad Pro Gravel. This carbon e-bike promises to be the lightest Advanced has ever developed. Despite its lightness, the Offroad Pro Gravel remains competitive in the e-gravel segment and may even set new standards.

The Advanced Offroad Pro combines the lightness of a gravel bike with the support of an electric drive without sacrificing performance or features. Suitable for everyday use and weekend adventures, the gravel bike offers numerous customisation options to make it your own.

With its sporty geometry, which has an almost horizontal top tube and low-set seat stays, as well as the high-quality carbon frame, the bike offers an agile and responsive ride. Thanks to the Bosch drive system, even with bikepacking panniers fitted, every climb can be mastered and no path is too challenging.

Advanced Offroad Pro Gravel: Bosch Performance SX at the heart of the gravel bike

The centrepiece of this gravel bike is undoubtedly the e-bike motor. The Bosch Performance Line SX has already done a few laps with us, especially in light e-MTBs, but recently more and more e-gravel bikes are also being equipped with it, such as the Canyon Grizl:ON or the Corratec E-Gravel EL.

The Bosch SX motor gives this gravel bike impressive performance with its powerful 55 Newton metres of torque. Equipped with a 400 watt-hour battery, the advanced gravel bike already offers an acceptable range. For additional endurance, the bike can be upgraded with the Bosch Range Extender PowerMore 250. This portable reserve battery can be easily attached to the water bottle holder and weighs just 1.5 kilograms with a capacity of 250 watt hours.

With a weight of 13.8 kilos (according to the manufacturer at frame height 47), the e-bike remains light enough to carry effortlessly. This makes it easy to overcome obstacles such as stairs in the city or fallen trees in the countryside.

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With the Advanced E-Gravelbike, off-road also means off-road

The 40 millimetre wide Continental Terra Trail tyre offers sufficient grip to ride the Advanced Offroad Pro Gravel safely on any surface. For even more versatility, a wider 45 millimetre tyre can also be fitted - the frame and fork offer sufficient space for this. In addition, mudguards can be fitted so that the bike can be used in all weathers and keep a clean backside.

With its classic gravel geometry, the bike is suitable for all standard gravel panniers. The Advanced Offroad Pro Gravel has suitable attachment points on the frame for bikepacking bags: four screw points on the fork (left & right), three under the top tube or on the down tube and two screws for mounting a bottle cage on the seat tube.

I wanted to combine the functionality of my gravel bike with the advantages of the technology of our Advanced bikes. - Chris Häfner, Head of Product at Advanced

Models, equipment & prices of the Advanced Offroad Pro gravel bike

The Advanced Offroad Pro gravel bike is available in three versions, whereby the frame, motor and battery are identical on all of them. The wheels vary between Fulcrum Rapid Red 500 and 300 (on the most expensive model). The cheapest version is available for 4499 euros. The "Flat" model has a mechanical Shimano Deore 10-speed gear system and is also decelerated by Shimano brakes.

The model in the mid-price range features Sram components: The gearing is the electric Sram Apex AXS 12-speed, and the brakes are also from the Apex range. It is available at a price of 5299 euros. The most expensive model of the Offroad Pro Gravel costs 6499 euros and offers a Sram Force AXS 12-speed drivetrain and Force components throughout.

Sizes S, M, L and XL are available, corresponding to a frame height of 47 to 59 cm according to the manufacturer's specifications. All gravel bikes are available in four colours.

Interview with Chris Häfner, product manager for the Offroad Pro Gravel at Advanced

TOUR: Chris, when did you first get the idea for gravel?

Chris Häfner: The first time I thought about developing an e-gravel bike was in March 2022. When Bosch introduced the compact and speed-based SX motor, I thought about how it could be used to build a slim, sporty and, above all, lighter bike. From the outset, my aim was to develop an e-gravel bike that didn't look like it had a powerful battery installed in the frame at first glance. The only difference between it and a normal gravel bike was the weight and the motor. With the compact Bosch Powertube 400 and the lighter SX motor, the perfect foundation was laid for the first time.

How would you describe the person you had in mind when you developed the bike?

To be honest, I mainly had myself in mind (laughs)! I wasn't satisfied with the options for e-gravel on the market and, as a sporty gravel rider, all the models so far have been too big and heavy for me to really enjoy sport and everyday riding. This convinced me more about the development than anything else.

As a passionate gravel rider, what special features were most important to you on the bike from the outset?

A sporty geometry and strong propulsion were particularly important to me. Above all, however, the riding dynamics should be such that you forget you're on an e-bike. We have achieved that!

How long did it take from the initial idea until you rode the Gravel in its final form for the first time?

About 13 months after the idea, we had the first frameset, which convinced us completely.

Is there anything that was different about the original idea than the final result?

No - the bike was basically developed as I had imagined it. We decided to bring out an additional version with a flat bar, as not everyone is a fan of drop bars. Together with the product team, we have also provided sufficient and sensible mounting points. So the bike is ready for bikepacking adventures.

You've been riding the Gravel privately for a while now. Is there anything that particularly surprises you about the final bike?

Right from the start, I was convinced of how light and agile the bike would be. However, actually riding it and using it in everyday life is something completely different! When riding sportily, you don't even notice the extra weight compared to an organic gravel bike and the weight means you can take the bike anywhere in everyday life without hesitation. Stairs and other obstacles in the city are simply no longer a problem, which is still a challenge with many e-bikes. The power and assistance ensure that you can get anywhere quickly. That's a whole new level of freedom!